K1 filing Center

[susabi 0]

I am filing for K1 pretty soon. I was looking at the processing times for all the four service centers, but the instruction for 129F states to file the application to Texas Center for all the US citizens living here and abroad. I have seen various timelines here in Visajourney which suggests people have filed to other service centers as well. Has it changed for all the states, or it will be forwarded to another service center after getting there (Dallas Lock BOX)?

Edited March 22, 2012 by susabi

[LeftCoastLady 441]

I am filing for K1 pretty soon. I was looking at the processing times for all the four service centers, but the instruction for 129F states to file the application to Texas Center for all the US citizens living here and abroad. I have seen various timelines here in Visajourney which suggests people have filed to other service centers as well. Has it changed for all the states, or it will be forwarded to another service center after getting there (Dallas Lock BOX)?

There are only two service centers that process the I-129F petitions -- California and Vermont. However, you mail the petition and supporting materials to the Dallas Lockbox, which is not the same as the Texas Service Center. At the lockbox, your payment will be processed and then the materials will be sent on to California or Vermont for review.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

I am filing for K1 pretty soon. I was looking at the processing times for all the four service centers, but the instruction for 129F states to file the application to Texas Center for all the US citizens living here and abroad. I have seen various timelines here in Visajourney which suggests people have filed to other service centers as well. Has it changed for all the states, or it will be forwarded to another service center after getting there (Dallas Lock BOX)?

You mail all I-129F petition to the Dallas lockbox. They will be processed and sorted there. It is an intake center. Petitions will be sent out from there to one of the 2 centers that adjudicate I-129F petitions, Vermont or California.

You cannot go wrong with following the instructions from the USCIS website for the I-129F: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

Edited March 22, 2012 by Jay-Kay

[tru_loves_journey 117]

Service center by the state you live in:

CSC

Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

VSC

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and West Virginia

You mail all I-129F petition to the Dallas lockbox.

Edited March 22, 2012 by tru_loves_journey

[Mike Bowman 8]

Very helpful. I was wondering the same thing! And that clears up what CSC and VSC mean